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the_o rhemist_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o protestant_a judgement_n asperse_v by_o the_o papist_n as_o more_o full_o anon_o in_o this_o point_n those_o other_o word_n of_o augustine_n use_v by_o fulk_n upon_o this_o text_n likewise_o be_v yet_o more_o clear_a these_o man_n therefore_o be_v of_o the_o many_o that_o be_v call_v but_o of_o the_o few_o that_o be_v choose_v they_o be_v not_o and_o this_o double_a sense_n of_o be_v of_o the_o church_n at_o which_o some_o seem_v to_o be_v offend_v be_v clear_o ground_v upon_o the_o scripture_n those_o that_o be_v of_o the_o visible_a church_n and_o not_o of_o the_o invisible_a be_v as_o well_o say_v to_o be_v of_o israel_n though_o not_o israel_n by_o paul_n to_o the_o 6_o chap._n 9_o 6_o roman_n as_o those_o be_v here_o say_v to_o be_v of_o we_o that_o be_v of_o the_o church_n invisible_a also_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v with_o field_n apt_a and_o pertinent_a word_n by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v that_o none_o but_o the_o elect_n 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into_o that_o sad_a and_o schismatical_a persuasion_n and_o error_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n as_o well_o as_o other_o chap._n xxi_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o church_n search_v after_o and_o first_o in_o augustine_n age_n let_v we_o now_o at_o length_n descend_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o divine_a authority_n to_o that_o which_o be_v call_v humane_a and_o from_o the_o scripture_n to_o the_o church_n but_o if_o we_o will_v indeed_o discern_v the_o clear_a and_o distinct_a opinion_n of_o the_o church_n in_o this_o famous_a controversy_n we_o need_v not_o be_v so_o much_o busy_v in_o draw_v consequence_n or_o offer_v snatch_n from_o what_o she_o have_v scatter_v by_o her_o worthy_a hand_n up_z and_o down_o upon_o other_o occasion_n but_o rather_o serious_o to_o fix_v and_o ponder_v upon_o what_o she_o have_v deliver_v about_o it_o when_o call_v by_o some_o eminent_a and_o special_a providence_n to_o speak_v punctual_o to_o it_o before_o this_o controvert_v age_n of_o we_o there_o 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purity_n of_o ordinance_n the_o purity_n of_o the_o church_n as_o such_o so_o that_o the_o pure_a the_o ordinance_n the_o pure_a the_o church_n etc._n etc._n contra_fw-la as_o even_o all_o our_o divine_n do_v argue_v upon_o the_o mark_v of_o the_o church_n against_o the_o papist_n and_o as_o be_v most_o punctual_o and_o full_o assert_v by_o the_o irish_a confession_n artic._n 58._o but_o particular_a and_o visible_a church_n of_o those_o that_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o the_o faith_n and_o live_v under_o the_o outward_a mean_n of_o salvation_n be_v many_o in_o number_n wherein_o the_o more_o or_o less_o sincere_o according_a to_o christ_n institution_n the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v teach_v not_o practise_v and_o the_o sacrament_n be_v administer_v not_o receive_v and_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o key_n be_v use_v not_o obey_v the_o more_o or_o less_o pure_a be_v such_o church_n to_o be_v account_v cons_n 4._o the_o church_n be_v rather_o and_o better_o distinguish_v from_o 49_o o_o holy_a socrates_n o_o holy_a plato_n o_o devilish_a christian_a o_o wicked_a protestant_n wood_n serm._n p._n 49_o its_o opposite_a viz._n the_o world_n by_o its_o fellowship_n in_o ordinance_n then_o by_o the_o evidence_n of_o inward_a quality_n or_o save_a grace_n any_o other_o way_n therefore_o its_o definition_n shall_v rather_o be_v take_v from_o thence_o 1._o many_o christian_n be_v not_o so_o civil_a as_o some_o heathen_n and_o many_o heathen_n be_v not_o so_o profane_a as_o some_o christian_n yet_o no_o heathen_n do_v attend_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n as_o christian_n do_v in_o their_o solemn_a assembly_n 2._o as_o heathen_n take_v in_o a_o large_a sense_n for_o all_o infidel_n do_v open_o oppose_v the_o true_a religion_n so_o christian_n do_v more_o open_o own_o and_o maintain_v the_o same_o in_o these_o their_o solemn_a meeting_n and_o proper_o public_a assemble_v particular_a person_n stand_v in_o most_o direct_a opposition_n to_o infidel_n not_o by_o their_o own_o private_a call_n faith_n or_o profession_n but_o by_o their_o relation_n to_o these_o body_n and_o assemble_v of_o god_n people_n and_o the_o communion_n thereof_o in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n in_o public_a 3._o therefore_o therein_o also_o the_o church_n be_v most_o expose_v to_o the_o malice_n of_o those_o that_o seek_v her_o life_n and_o thirst_n to_o destroy_v she_o very_o be_v in_o the_o world_n not_o so_o much_o in_o her_o righteousness_n towards_o man_n or_o in_o her_o private_a enjoy_n or_o separate_v profess_v the_o faith_n of_o christ_n as_o in_o her_o public_a and_o valiant_a own_n and_o serve_v her_o lord_n in_o the_o way_n and_o ordinance_n of_o divine_a worship_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o world_n and_o the_o god_n of_o the_o world_n defiance_n for_o fear_n of_o who_o they_o flinch_v heb._n 10._o and_o forsock_n the_o assemble_v of_o themselves_o together_o with_o the_o church_n cons_n 5._o this_o further_a appear_v if_o we_o well_o consider_v the_o only_a way_n that_o god_n himself_o have_v general_o if_o not_o ever_o take_v direct_o and_o judicial_o to_o un-church_n a_o people_n namely_o by_o remove_v his_o ordinance_n and_o not_o his_o grace_n their_o faith_n call_v or_o profession_n from_o they_o look_v over_o all_o the_o book_n and_o work_n of_o god_n and_o see_v whether_o this_o can_v be_v question_v the_o very_a people_n that_o murder_v christ_n yet_o to_o they_o belong_v the_o promise_n act_v 2._o and_o they_o be_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o covenant_n chap._n 3._o and_o so_o continue_v notwithstanding_o this_o height_n of_o all_o impiety_n until_o the_o ministry_n and_o ordinance_n be_v turn_v from_o they_o to_o the_o gentile_n act_n ult_n it_o be_v grant_v that_o such_o desperate_a wickedness_n do_v not_o only_o deserve_v that_o god_n shall_v spew_v a_o people_n out_o but_o also_o it_o do_v violent_o provoke_v he_o to_o it_o yea_o it_o be_v threaten_v with_o it_o rev._n 3._o 16._o yet_o observe_v they_o be_v to_o be_v
ancient_a people_n may_v not_o be_v excommunicate_v shall_v of_o itself_o put_v the_o young_a out_o of_o the_o church_n or_o that_o wickedness_n which_o can_v put_v elder_a person_n out_o with_o censure_n shall_v be_v thus_o effectual_a to_o exclude_v youth_n just_a at_o such_o a_o crisis_n or_o age_n 4._o why_o then_o be_v not_o such_o person_n who_o ignorance_n or_o want_v of_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n have_v make_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o covenant_n null_n upon_o their_o after-learning_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v rebaptised_a 5._o yea_o if_o this_o confirmation_n be_v indeed_o a_o new_a admission_n viz._n upon_o the_o account_n of_o personal_a or_o habitual_a holiness_n and_o the_o former_a ground_n of_o our_o church_n and_o covenant_n interest_n viz._n foederal_a holiness_n do_v pass_v no_o further_o than_o such_o a_o age_n why_o be_v not_o all_o at_o this_o transition_n rebaptise_v we_o be_v no_o long_o in_o covenant_n than_o the_o reason_n of_o be_v in_o covenant_n hold_v and_o the_o seal_n of_o the_o covenant_n hold_v no_o long_o than_o our_o be_v in_o covenant_n continue_v and_o it_o seem_v the_o reason_n of_o our_o former_a be_v in_o covenant_n be_v now_o lose_v and_o we_o enter_v covenant_n again_o upon_o our_o personal_a a_o new_a account_n why_o then_o must_v not_o we_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o entrance_n apply_v also_o viz._n baptism_n but_o last_o this_o be_v most_o express_o confute_v by_o the_o former_a instance_n of_o ishmael_n he_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o church_n he_o have_v sigillum_fw-la foederis_fw-la put_v upon_o he_o and_o therein_o he_o continue_v though_o wicked_a until_o he_o be_v by_o violence_n cast_v out_o as_o the_o scripture_n witness_v gal._n 4._o 30._o 2._o then_o there_o be_v no_o refuge_n leave_v but_o that_o such_o as_o be_v find_v ignorant_a etc._n etc._n at_o year_n of_o discretion_n be_v to_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o excommunication_n if_o this_o be_v say_v 1._o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v hereby_o grant_v i_o that_o the_o interest_n of_o ignorant_a person_n etc._n etc._n be_v real_a until_o they_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o consequent_o that_o such_o person_n may_v be_v that_o be_v actual_o though_o not_o lawful_o real_a member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n as_o have_v no_o save_a grace_n which_o as_o much_o as_o i_o need_v desire_n in_o general_n yea_o or_o in_o this_o particular_a for_o then_o this_o church-membership_a be_v continue_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o foederal_a holiness_n not_o save_v grace_n until_o this_o violent_a accident_n of_o excommunication_n dissolve_v it_o 2._o howsoever_o this_o do_v not_o at_o all_o distinguish_v the_o crisis_n or_o period_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o adult_n estate_n which_o we_o be_v now_o upon_o for_o no_o reason_n can_v possible_o be_v show_v why_o ignorance_n or_o scandal_n shall_v deserve_v this_o censure_n more_o at_o this_o time_n or_o state_n of_o pass_v then_o at_o any_o other_o age_n of_o our_o life_n 3._o but_o last_o let_v i_o be_v answer_v do_v we_o ever_o read_v either_o in_o scripture_n or_o any_o history_n of_o any_o church_n that_o ignorance_n or_o unreadiness_n to_o answer_v or_o learn_v when_o catechise_v do_v render_v youth_n so_o censurable_a as_o to_o be_v whole_o extirpate_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o all_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n therefore_o and_o yet_o let_v we_o bethink_v ourselves_o be_v not_o this_o the_o very_a case_n let_v i_o conclude_v with_o plainness_n a_o child_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o church_n and_o seal_v therein_o in_o his_o infancy_n and_o therein_o continue_v until_o ripeness_n of_o year_n and_o all_o this_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o first_o covenant-holinesse_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v whether_o this_o his_o covenant-holinesse_n and_o his_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n so_o long_o hold_v and_o continue_v till_o now_o thereby_o do_v now_o expire_v what_o scripture_n or_o reason_n deprive_v he_o of_o it_o the_o authority_n of_o what_o church_n have_v declare_v it_o void_a what_o can_v cast_v he_o out_o but_o excommunication_n whether_o all_o excommunication_n do_v utter_o root_v up_o covenant_n interest_n what_o can_v merit_v so_o great_a a_o penalty_n but_o know_v and_o prove_v scandal_n and_o last_o whether_o all_o or_o any_o ignorance_n at_o ripeness_n of_o age_n or_o unaptnesse_n in_o youth_n to_o learn_v the_o catechism_n be_v tolerable_o to_o be_v account_v according_a to_o scripture_n or_o the_o judgement_n or_o practice_n of_o any_o one_o church_n of_o christ_n a_o scandal_n or_o such_o a_o scandal_n as_o may_v be_v censure_v and_o punish_v with_o utter_a extirpation_n out_o of_o the_o church_n chap._n xx._n objection_n from_o scripture_n consider_v before_o i_o pass_v to_o the_o humane_a authority_n i_o hold_v myself_o bind_v to_o answer_v such_o objection_n against_o my_o scripture-argument_n as_o be_v offer_v thence_o though_o i_o humble_o profess_v i_o can_v hardly_o find_v or_o think_v of_o any_o that_o have_v either_o weight_n or_o colour_n in_o they_o but_o what_o have_v have_v sufficient_a though_o occasional_a answer_n already_o or_o at_o least_o be_v anticipate_v however_o that_o this_o head_n may_v have_v some_o body_n and_o that_o i_o may_v not_o write_v nihil_fw-la hic_fw-la nisi_fw-la carmina_fw-la etc._n etc._n object_n 1._o it_o be_v object_v from_o john_n 8._o 37._o that_o those_o that_o be_v abraham_n seed_n be_v yet_o the_o devil_n child_n answ_n what_o then_o therefore_o some_o church-member_n be_v real_o the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o this_o we_o deny_v not_o only_o we_o still_o assert_v that_o notwithstanding_o they_o may_v be_v real_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n as_o well_o as_o real_o abraham_n seed_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o holy_a profession_n and_o state_n they_o be_v real_o church-member_n and_o child_n of_o abraham_n yea_o of_o god_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o unregenerate_a nature_n and_o rebellious_a life_n they_o be_v as_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v the_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n be_v there_o any_o need_n we_o may_v full_o explicate_v the_o answer_n hereunto_o by_o distinguish_v of_o the_o jew_n first_o as_o they_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v abraham_n seed_n and_o second_o as_o they_o be_v call_v the_o devil_n child_n first_o these_o jew_n may_v be_v think_v to_o be_v abraham_n seed_n either_o carnal_o ecclesiastical_o or_o spiritual_o i._n e._n save_o as_o his_o natural_a offspring_n as_o jew_n or_o as_o bear_v of_o he_o the_o head_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o holy_a branch_n of_o that_o old_a root_n or_o member_n of_o the_o church_n or_o last_o in_o that_o strict_a and_o save_a sense_n as_o the_o child_n of_o isaac_n or_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o promise_n elect_v to_o salvation_n 1._o now_o to_o apply_v if_o our_o saviour_n here_o mean_v that_o these_o jew_n be_v abraham_n seed_n only_o in_o this_o first_o sense_n viz._n bear_v of_o his_o naturaly_a body_n but_o by_o their_o heresy_n deny_v christ_n and_o their_o schism_n negative_a keep_v themselves_o off_o from_o the_o gospel-dispensation_n and_o positive_a raise_v themselves_o as_o a_o church_n in_o distinction_n and_o opposition_n to_o the_o gospel_n church_n now_o plant_v in_o the_o world_n of_o all_o which_o they_o be_v high_o guilty_a deserve_o divorce_v and_o cut_v off_o from_o the_o church_n then_o i_o say_v this_o text_n reach_v not_o our_o case_n for_o though_o such_o desperate_a murderer_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o open_a rebel_n against_o the_o doctrine_n and_o mean_n of_o salvation_n be_v no_o real_a church-member_n it_o follow_v not_o that_o therefore_o we_o can_v consider_v other_o that_o join_v themselves_o to_o the_o gospel_n and_o profess_v to_o expect_v salvation_n from_o jesus_n christ_n etc._n etc._n to_o be_v so_o neither_o 2._o if_o our_o saviour_n mean_v that_o they_o be_v the_o visible_a church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n and_o abraham_n seed_n in_o that_o ecclesiastical_a or_o covenant-sense_n locum_fw-la this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o common_a sense_n of_o expositor_n for_o though_o they_o call_v these_o jew_n carnales_fw-la abrahae_fw-la posteras_fw-la yet_o they_o oppose_v carnales_fw-la here_o to_o spirituales_fw-la i._n e._n vero_n in_o their_o know_a and_o common_a sense_n vid._n expos_n in_o locum_fw-la then_o it_o either_o rest_v to_o be_v prove_v that_o our_o saviour_n intend_v here_o to_o declare_v they_o only_o nominal_o or_o equivocal_o so_o because_o he_o charge_v they_o as_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n in_o the_o world_n see_v both_o as_o before_o may_v be_v real_o predicate_v of_o the_o same_o subject_n viz._n that_o they_o be_v real_o member_n of_o christ_n visible_a kingdom_n and_o yet_o real_o child_n of_o the_o devil_n as_o those_o child_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v who_o go_v accurse_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n in_o another_o place_n or_o second_o it_o
by_o person_n who_o possible_o never_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o therefore_o who_o have_v not_o any_o save_a grace_n the_o visible_a church_n consist_v of_o good_a and_o bad_a as_o at_o the_o beginning_n we_o see_v it_o do_v in_o cain_n and_o abel_n whereupon_o our_o saviour_n compare_v the_o church_n to_o a_o net_n in_o which_o be_v fish_n good_a and_o bad_a but_o i_o shall_v conclude_v the_o matter_n out_o of_o doubt_n with_o the_o observation_n make_v for_o we_o by_o the_o industrious_a exposition_n of_o the_o english_a article_n the_o member_n of_o the_o visible_a church_n it_o say_v be_v some_o of_o they_o for_o god_n and_o some_o against_o god_n all_o of_o they_o not_o withstand_v deem_v part_n of_o the_o church_n so_o long_o as_o they_o make_v no_o manifest_a and_o open_a rebellion_n against_o the_o gospel_n which_o also_o add_v that_o the_o church_n bear_v witness_v hereunto_o refer_v we_o to_o confess_v l._n hel._n v._n 1._o art_n 14._o and_o 2._o c._n 17._o bohem._n c._n 8._o 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